Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

He immediately began closed cultivation!

Within the Immortal Vine Cave, the power of heaven and earth instantly trembled, and the abode seemed to transform into a world of its own. Thunder tribulations in thousands crashed down, with divine soldiers, exotic beasts, celestial fire, weak water, and other disasters manifesting—all obstacles that had already appeared in the Immortal Realm. But this time, there was a special thunder tribulation composed of yin-yang energy, disrupting life forces and unsettling the Great Dao, making it a hundred times more difficult for Li An.

Even the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow, which Li An didn’t let stay outside but instead kept within the Taichu Immortal Coffin, considering that the thunder tribulation now affected such a wide area that covered the entire abode.

This thunder tribulation lasted directly for two months!

Unlike the Fire Phoenix Nest, where too many breakthroughs were happening at once and the phoenix egg had long turned into a stillborn, making it difficult to gather the power of heaven and earth, which came quickly and left quickly, the Taichu Immortal Root here had been revived by Li An, so the power of heaven and earth was everlasting, and the thunder tribulations were neither in haste nor delay.

Two months later, yin-yang energy flowed within Li An’s body, black and white interconnecting all over him, forming a Taiji Dao Map above his head. With a thought, the map evolved into all kinds of splendid colors!

"Yin-yang energy transforms all things, the fusion of two energies is called ’mystic’... I have testified to the Profound Immortal!"

Li An opened his eyes, very satisfied.

Within his strange Immortal Dao cultivation, at the Profound Immortal realm, it was the ultimate ’Seven-Colored Profound Immortal,’ and his orthodox Immortal Dao seemed to be even further advanced, akin to yin-yang energy capable of transforming all things.

Does this have anything to do with that cup of wine he drank?

Li An couldn’t help but be solemn. Seven-Colored Profound Immortal was already the extreme limit of the world, but his black and white energy was stronger. He had a feeling that this black and white energy was equivalent to some Great Divine Power, so strong that even against a Celestial Immortal, he might not necessarily lose.

"In the future, I shall cultivate here—"

Li An’s mind was made up. The Immortal Vine Cave was truly a blessed land of the Immortals. Although its speed was far slower than the Celestial Fire of the Bronze Giant Lamp, as long as he had enough time, he could still slowly break through to the Celestial Immortal realm.

"Nianxue seeks an audience with the Supreme—"

But at that moment, outside the abode, the voice of Li Nianxue came!

Li An couldn’t help being taken aback. Why was she here?

He slightly furrowed his brows, his Divine Sense swept over her, and outside the abode, there was only her, no one else. Moreover, he noticed in great detail that Li Nianxue was wearing the same clothes as a hundred years ago, with traces of Broken Dawn Mountain’s dirt aura on her... Could it be that she hadn’t taken a single step away all these hundred years?

Li An was quite surprised, so he got up and walked out of the Immortal Vine Cave, standing outside without going far. At this distance, he could reenter the Immortal Vine Cave at any time and flee with it together.

"You’ve always been here?"

"The Supreme once said you had important matters, so naturally, Nianxue waited here—"

Li Nianxue’s expression was calm, offering a faint smile, saying, "Don’t say just a hundred years, even if it’s a thousand or ten thousand years, until my lifespan is exhausted, I will always wait!"

Looking at Li Nianxue, Li An couldn’t help but see a shadow flash in his mind—Tan Qingxue, who had accompanied him in Qingyang Market for a time years ago. Although Li Nianxue wasn’t Tan Qingxue’s biological child, she was raised by her, and her character was somewhat similar, yet even more resilient.

One might say she surpassed her predecessor.

"Why go through all this trouble..." he sighed.

Li Nianxue said, "The Supreme, the Purple Fairy is in a death trap, and Peak Master Xiang and others in the Saint Realm are in critical danger. Please, Supreme, go to the Saint Realm and oversee the matters!"

Li An asked plainly, "Have you informed the Saint Realm there of my whereabouts?"

Li Nianxue raised her eyes, seemingly stunned for a moment, then walked forward, kneeling before Li An with her teeth clenched, saying:

"I’ve never gone against a word of what the Supreme instructed me. Over so many years, I only mentioned nurturing the talented Chi Yilan from Purple Cloud Province’s Fire Phoenix Nest, but never leaked the Supreme’s whereabouts... However, I know words are insufficient proof. So, I ask the Supreme to search my Divine Soul."

"If the Supreme remains uneasy, then please, turn Nianxue into a puppet!"

Her tone carried a resolute determination as firm as a boulder.

Li An did not refuse, as he was not someone who dealt in formalities and niceties. Concerning matters of his own life and death, he would be careful a hundredfold if necessary. He placed his hand on Li Nianxue’s smooth forehead to probe her Divine Soul.

Indeed, Li Nianxue put up no resistance, allowing her Spirit Platform to open, giving Li An free access to search thoroughly.

While probing, Li An quietly operated the Demon Skill to sense if Li Nianxue had cultivated the Primordial Spirit Cauldron Skill to deceive him.

After a long, long time, Li An finally released his hand, his expression quite complex.

Li Nianxue had not cultivated the Demon Skill. Everything he examined regarding Li Nianxue’s experiences after leaving the Dao Sect was consistent with what she had previously stated. Yet, there were some personal thoughts of a young lady revealed before Li An...

After leaving the Dao Sect, Li Nianxue had constantly had Li An in her mind, never forgetting him... Li An was deeply imprinted in her memories.

Throughout this century, she truly had stayed on Broken Dawn Mountain, and even to avoid drawing attention, she dug a pit to conceal her presence while waiting in silence.

When the Immortal Vine Cave was activated, it affected the surrounding heaven and earth. The earth vein slightly shifted with the thunder tribulations, and sensing it, she knew Li An had arrived. She waited until the earth vein was entirely calm before emerging to seek an audience with Li An.

Once, outside Celestial Yang City of Great Li, Li An had hidden in a stinking ditch motionless for twenty-two years out of sheer necessity, with Shangguan Shengxian’s formidable enemies surrounding him. He had no choice but to stay hidden. In contrast, Li Nianxue could have left at any time, yet stayed due to a strong obsession, waiting all this time...

This perseverance moved even Li An.

"The matters I engage in are of great importance, impacting even world peace and the success or failure of eternity, so I must be extremely cautious. I hope Miss Li does not take offense—"

Li An said, lifting her up.

Li Nianxue showed no trace of grievance, rather her eyes held a certain warmth, saying, "The Supreme... will you accompany me to the Saint Realm?"

Li An pondered for a moment, then finally nodded his head!

He agreed!

...

Good night.